da butte

so who lives with a 500 foot tall extinct volcano right smack in the middle of town... well bendites do. we are actually one of only THREE (i'm pretty sure 3) cities in the u.s. that has a volcano in the city limits... crazy talk, i know.
the nature trail up the butte is 2 miles round trip and i have been hiking it every day for awhile now... the trip up is great cardio and the trip down is great views. hiked it in the snow with the wee ones... had a snowball fight the entire way up. i think i lost lol



Sometimes Rolling Down the Butte is funner than walking...


making Trail Angels....


Sometimes you feel like a nut...


Sometimes you don't....